Aurora alert! The colossal solar storm could impact and trigger impressive northern lights.

The Sun has just hurled a powerful X-class flare toward Earth, and the resulting geomagnetic storm could push shimmering auroras far beyond their usual polar haunts. As the current solar cycle ...

There is a chance of powerful X-class solar flares that are capable of causing radio blackouts over the next three days, according to forecasters. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

The sun has somewhat surprised forecasters today with a dramatic X-class solar flare from a newly emerging sunspot region. The intense solar flare originated from sunspot region AR4046 and was ...

Waves of solar flares keep pouring out of the sun, sparking "rolling" radio blackouts across the world. Active sunspot regions on the sun's surface are responsible for the flares, which are classified ...

There were significantly more X-class solar flares in 2024 than any other year for at least three decades. The arrival of solar maximum was a key reason for the spike, but other factors were also at ...